> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introducing ABBYY FineReader Engine 12

> Introduction to ABBYY FineReader Engine 12: key new features, OCR accuracy improvements, 208 supported languages, document comparison, and architecture.

## Welcome to ABBYY FineReader Engine 12!

We are glad to welcome you to our new, substantially improved ABBYY FineReader Engine.

In addition to the improved recognition process technologies, FineReader Engine 12 takes the user experience to a whole new level with:

* Optimally balanced profiles with fine-tuned task parameters
* Market-leading recognition accuracy
* Amazing processing speed
* A record 208 recognition languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic
* Comprehensive Developer's Help available [online](http://docs.abbyy.com/)
* Based on open source machine learning library [NeoML](http://github.com/neoml-lib/neoml)

## Key New Features

With the upgraded FineReader Engine, you get:

* [Comparing Documents](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#compare_documents_module)
* [Input of Office Formats](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#input_office_formats) - Linux and Windows
* [MRZ Capture](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#mrz_capture)
* [Improved Japanese OCR](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#improved_japanese_ocr)
* [Improved Arabic OCR](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#improved_arabic_ocr)
* [Improved Korean OCR](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#improved_korean_ocr)
* [New neural network-based OCR technologies](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#improvedocrtechnologies)
* [OCR quality improvements for text near stamps and signatures](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#textnearstamps)
* [Implemented ICR and OMR technologies](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#icrandomrtechnology) - Linux and macOS
* [New licensing options](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#licensingoptions)
* [New deployment options](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#cloud_licensing) - Linux and Windows
* [.NET Core wrapper](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#netcorewrapper) - Windows
* [New libraries in ABBYY FineReader Engine](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#newlibraries)
* [Enhanced Document Classification](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#automatic_document_classification)
* [Code sample for command line interface (CLI)](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#cli)
* [Implementation of PDF meta-data extractor](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#pdf_meta_extractor)
* [Improved PDF processing](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#improvedpdfprocessing)
* [Support for additional languages](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#additional_languages)
* [Improved document layout recreation](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#doc_recreation)
* [Internal process optimization for faster processing](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#layout) - Linux and Windows
* [New scanning features](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#scanning) - Windows
* [Latest .NET Framework versions](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#net_versions) - Windows
* [Online documentation](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#onlinedocumentation)
* [New export formats](/fine-reader/engine/introduction/key-new-features#export_formats)

## Basic Usage Scenarios

Extensive ABBYY SDK experience in hundreds of products all over the world helps us identify the most common usage scenarios:

<table><thead><tr><th><p><strong>Document Conversion Scenarios</strong></p></th><th><p><strong>Scenarios for Data Capture</strong></p></th><th><p><strong>Other Scenarios</strong></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/document-conversion">Document Conversion for Content Reuse</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/document-archiving">Document Archiving</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/data-extraction">Data Extraction</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/text-extraction">Text Extraction</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/field-level-recognition">Field-Level Recognition</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/barcode-recognition">Barcode Recognition</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/business-card-recognition">Business Card Recognition</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/machine-readable-zone-capture">Machine-Readable Zone Capture</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/scanning">Scanning</a> (Windows)</li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/document-classification">Document Classification</a></li><li><a href="/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation/document-comparison">Document Comparison</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

## How to Use This Help

In this Developer's Help you can find all the necessary information about ABBYY FineReader Engine 12.

[Guided Tour](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour)

See the Guided Tour section to learn about how to use ABBYY FineReader Engine:

* [Basic Usage Scenarios Implementation](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/basic-usage-scenarios-implementation)

  Here you can find out how you can use ABBYY FineReader Engine for your specific task.

* [Advanced Techniques](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques)

  Contains information for advanced users.

* [Samples](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/samples)

  A short description of available samples. A detailed description of the samples can be found in the Code Samples Library provided with this.

[API Reference](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference)

Complete FineReader Engine API reference.

[Licensing](/fine-reader/engine/licensing)

Important information about ABBYY FineReader Engine licenses and activation.

[Distribution](/fine-reader/engine/distribution)

Information about distribution of applications which use the ABBYY FineReader Engine library.

[Specifications](/fine-reader/engine/specifications)

The list of supported image formats, predefined languages, text types, barcode types, export formats, system requirements, and:

* [What's New in ABBYY FineReader Engine 12](/fine-reader/engine/specifications/whats-new)
* [Compatibility with ABBYY FineReader Engine 11](/fine-reader/engine/specifications/backward-compatibility-issues/version-11)

[Frequently Asked Questions](/fine-reader/engine/frequently-asked-questions)

Most frequently asked questions about ABBYY FineReader Engine.

[Contact ABBYY](/fine-reader/engine/contact-abbyy)

Here you can find the contact information of the ABBYY offices and technical support service.

Please visit our website at [www.abbyy.com](http://www.abbyy.com/ocr-sdk/) for the most up-to-date information about ABBYY FineReader Engine.